India Open: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble congratulate PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu avenged her Rio Olympics final defeat by sweeping aside Carolina Marin 21-19, 21-16 in the summit showdown of the Indian Open.
New Delhi: Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu received a flurry of wishes from the sporting fraternity after she overcame her Rio Games conqueror Carolina Marin of Spain in straight games to win the India Open Super Series badminton title on Sunday.
The star Indian shuttler avenged her Rio Olympics final defeat by sweeping aside Marin 21-19, 21-16 in the summit showdown of the Indian Open that lasted 47 minutes in a packed Siri Fort Sports Complex here in the national capital.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to praise Sindhu for coming out as the true winner all the way.
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag continued his typical witty way while congratulating Sindhu.
Labelling the Indian shuttler as a great performer and a champion, former cricketer Mohammad Kaif also extended his warm wishes to Sindhu on winning the Indian Open title.
Meanwhile, Sports Minister Vijay Goel wrote:
The win gave Sindhu her first India Open title and second Super Series title after the China Open last year.